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Rudolph Rummel

(1932–2014) Political Scientist United States

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Rudolph Rummel was a political scientist from the United States, best known for The dimensions of nations series.

Quick Facts About Rudolph Rummel

Born
October 21, 1932
Died
March 2, 2014
Nationality
United States
Profession
Political Scientist
Notable works
The dimensions of nations series

About Rudolph Rummel

Rudolph Joseph Rummel was an American political scientist, a statistician and professor at Indiana University, Yale University, and University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. He spent his career studying data on collective violence and war with a view toward helping their resolution or elimination. Contrasting genocide, Rummel coined the term democide for murder by government, such as the genocide of indigenous peoples and colonialism, Nazi Germany, the Stalinist purges, Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution, and other authoritarian, totalitarian, or undemocratic regimes, coming to the conclusion that democratic regimes result in the least democides.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Susan Strange Award

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